After Ryan Giggs hailed Paul Scholes as "the best player I've ever played with," the Norwegian striker followed suit by picking the veteran alongside Keane but judged the Irishman’s impact to be greater.

"If I could pick one player in front of any player I've ever played with it would be Keano," Solskjaer declared. "He had everything; a leader, a player, probably the best I have played with.

"Scholesy is a magician in midfield," he added, "still going strong now when he is 38. His range of passing is fantastic. He's not the quickest, he doesn't run the most, he never wins a header and he can't tackle but he's the best player!”